🇫🇷 Pénestin
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Best directionW
Wind speed15–25kt
SeasonApr – Oct
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterWaves + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A cliff-backed stretch of southern Brittany coast near La Baule, catching the same Atlantic exposure as the rest of this stretch of French coastline.
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Getting thereSouthern Brittany near the Vilaine estuary, about 1 hour northwest of Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE). A car is required; free dirt parking behind the…
HazardsA genuine, extreme tidal range exposes jagged rock shelves and mudflats at dead low tide. Check tide tables closely — an outgoing tide generates real…
Best time of dayThree hours either side of high tide, for enough depth to clear the rocks safely. Afternoon sessions align NW…
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